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Chronology of Coverage

Jun. 8, 2015

Editorial excoriates Florida Gov Rick Scott for federal lawsuit falsely claiming Obama administration is threatening to cut off funding for hospital charity care programs unless state expands its Medicaid program; labels suit duplicitous and says it shows lengths to which some Republican leaders will go to blame anyone but themselves for not protecting poor and uninsured residents in their states by simply expanding Medicaid. MORE

Apr. 17, 2015

Florida Gov Rick Scott plans to sue Obama administration for pressuring state to expand Medicaid, major part of Affordable Care Act. MORE

Feb. 6, 2015

Florida Gov Rick Scott, confronting reporters, says he could have done a better job handling ouster of official Gerald Bailey, but denies accusations of impropriety; rebuffs demands that he appoint special prosecutor to investigate incident; comments follow meeting of three-member state cabinet in which members declined to question Scott, but did focus with him on suggestions for policy changes in hiring and firing of agency heads. MORE

Jan. 23, 2015

Jeff Atwater and Adam Putnam, Republican members of Florida's three-person cabinet, call for inquiry into potentially damaging allegations against Gov Rick Scott; former Dept of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey has accused Scott of ousting him after he refused to violate policy and target political enemies. MORE

Nov. 5, 2014

Florida Gov Rick Scott, a Republican, is elected to second term after heated and expensive campaign against predecessor Charlie Crist. MORE

Nov. 5, 2014

Republican Govs Rick Scott and Scott Walker win re-election in Florida and Wisconsin, respectively, the two most intensely followed high-stakes governor's races of 2014; victories are part of sweeping tide of Republican victories in governors' races, which, combined with Republican control of majority of legislatures, leaves party in firm control of nation's state capitals. MORE

Oct. 22, 2014

Debate between Florida Gov Rick Scott and former Gov Charlie Crist live on CNN illustrates just how diametrically opposed the two men are stylistically and on almost every issue. MORE

Oct. 19, 2014

Florida governor's race between Democrat Charlie Crist and Republican Rick Scott shows degree to which billionaire oligarchs have begun to supplant traditional party apparatus; contest could be described not only as battle between Democrats and Republicans, but also as battle between Tom Steyer, who supports candidates with strong environmental records, and David and Charles Koch, who support free-market conservatives. MORE

Oct. 17, 2014

Florida Gov Rick Scott, in protest of an apparent rule violation over a small fan, delays taking the stage to debate former Gov Charlie Crist in high-stakes governor's race, prompting immediate mocking on social media. MORE

Sep. 21, 2014

Contest in Florida between former Gov Charlie Crist, who switched parties to become Democrat, and Republican incumbent Gov Rick Scott is one of nation's closest, costliest and most-watched governor's races; both Democratic and Republican parties see election as part of battle for control of levers of state government before the 2016 presidential election. MORE

Aug. 27, 2014

Florida's Republican Gov Rick Scott and his chief opponent former Gov Charlie Crist, Republican-turned-Democrat, easily defeat their opponents in their respective primaries. MORE

Jun. 14, 2014

Florida Gov Rick Scott signs law making abortions illegal in Florida at any point in a woman’s pregnancy if her doctor determines that the fetus could survive outside the womb. MORE

Apr. 3, 2014

Florida Gov Rick Scott's effort to remove voters who are not American citizens from voter registration rolls suffers one-two punch when federal appeals court rules against program and Florida's state secretary Ken Detzner decides to temporarily suspend program. MORE

Mar. 13, 2014

Florida Gov Rick Scott is throwing his support behind a bill that will allow students who are in the country illegally to pay in-state college tuition rates; Scott urged a crackdown on immigration four years ago. MORE

Mar. 5, 2014

Gov Rick Scott of Florida focuses his State of the State address on tax cuts, job creation and progress he says he is making in tackling state’s hardships. MORE

Nov. 27, 2013

Florida Gov Rick Scott adds his voice to calls for Rep Trey Radel to resign from Congress after pleading guilty to cocaine-related charges. MORE

Nov. 2, 2013

Former Florida Gov Charlie Crist, who has gone from Republican to independent to Democrat in three years, files his paperwork to run again for governor, going up against incumbent Rick Scott; announcement is all but certain to kick off one of 2014’s most expensive, contentious and rancorous governor’s races, pitting betrayed Republicans out for revenge against hopeful Democrats out for redemption. MORE

Aug. 8, 2013

Florida Gov Rick Scott orders state officials to resume fiercely contested effort to remove noncitizens from voting rolls; decision adds Florida to list of states, including Texas and North Carolina, that have used Supreme Court ruling that struck down heart of Voting Rights Act to advance tougher voting rules or oversight. MORE

May. 15, 2013

Editorial calls on Florida Gov Rick Scott to veto grotesquely named Timely Justice Act, which would rush inmates to execution in capital convictions; cites case of Florida death row inmate Clemente Javier Aguirre-Jarguin, whose 2006 conviction could be overturned by DNA evidence, as good reason to reject bill; contends that Florida's flawed capital punishment system cannot be fixed, and capital punishment should be abolished. MORE

Mar. 26, 2013

Mar. 18, 2013

Former Florida Lt Gov Jennifer Carroll's ties to Gov Rick Scott were seen as strained well before news broke that she was caught up in criminal investigation, which prompted her resignation. MORE

Mar. 6, 2013

Florida's Republican governor, Rick Scott, has, in his third year in office, marched toward the political center, a necessity in a diverse swing state; he has flabbergasted and angered his Tea Party supporters by endorsing Medicaid expansion, key component of the Affordable Care Act; Democrats are as puzzled by the turnaround as Republicans; Scott says it is not he who has changed so much as Florida’s economy and deficit, freeing him to spend money. MORE

Mar. 5, 2013

Florida governor Rick Scott's plan to expand Medicaid coverage to one million more people suffers setback after State House committee rejects it. MORE

Feb. 23, 2013

Editorial welcomes decision by seven Republican governors, including Rick Scott of Florida, to embrace Medicaid expansion in their states under the Affordable Care Act; holds economic incentives were strong enough to abandon ideology, despite their party's ire. MORE

Feb. 1, 2013

Florida Republican Gov Rick Scott, up for re-election in 2014 and still deeply unpopular, announces largest proposed budget in state history--$74.2 billion, or $4 billion more than in 2012. MORE

Jan. 18, 2013

Florida Gov Rick Scott endorses three major changes to state's election laws that were proposed by state election supervisors; endorsement follows widespread criticism of disenfranchisement and other failures on Election Day. MORE

Dec. 10, 2012

Florida Gov Rick Scott's task force on higher education, looking for ways to steer students toward job-friendly degrees, suggests that Florida's 12 state universities freeze their tuition rates for three years for majors that are in high demand in job market, including those in science, engineering and health care. MORE

Jul. 13, 2012

Gov Rick Scott of Florida and other Republican governors have vowed that they will reject the expansion of Medicaid under Pres Obama's health care law, but may find it a difficult task to accomplish; advocates for the poor and some valuable political players in the health care industry intend to push back; Florida, the fourth most populous state, has more than 20 percent of its residents lacking health insurance, so Scott's agenda would have significant impact on the overall plan to insure all Americans. MORE

Jul. 3, 2012

Florida Gov Rick Scott, in another sign of resistance to the health care overhaul, says the state will not expand its Medicaid program to cover more of the uninsured; Florida is the largest state to claim that it will take advantage of new option granted by the Supreme Court decision on the health care law; Scott also says that Florida will not set up a health insurance exchange or a regulated market where people can shop for coverage. MORE

Jun. 1, 2012

Editorial criticizes Florida Gov Rick Scott for trying to clear voter rolls of noncitizens, many of whom may have become citizens but have not had their statuses updated due to faulty record-keeping; maintains attempt is part of ongoing Republican efforts to prevent minorities and poor people, who tend to vote Democratic, from voting in the presidential election. MORE

May. 14, 2012

Steve MacNamara, embattled chief of staff to Florida Gov Rick Scott, abruptly resigns after a series of news articles raised questions about his job performance and handling of contracts. MORE

May. 4, 2012

Editorial criticizes Florida Gov Rick Scott for rejecting a request by Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn to issue an executive order banning guns in downtown Tampa during the Republican National Convention; scorns Scott for pandering to the gun lobby at the expense of the security of his own citizens. MORE

May. 2, 2012

Florida Gov Rick Scott wades into foreign policy by signing a bill banning local governments from contracting with companies that do business in Cuba or Syria; acknowledges that the law cannot take effect with Washington's approval. MORE

Apr. 27, 2012

Federal Court in Miami rules that Gov Rick Scott's order to randomly test a majority of Florida state employees for drugs is unconstitutional, arguing that it amounts to an unreasonable search and seizure. MORE

Apr. 26, 2012

Editorial expresses outrage that Florida Gov Scott Brown appointed some of state's most gun-friendly legislators to task force examining Stand Your Ground law, at issue in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin; calls on task force's more moderate members to work hard to ensure that the public understands the law's full record of mayhem. MORE

Apr. 7, 2012

Florida Gov Rick Scott signs a bill, inspired by 2-year-old Caylee Anthony's death, that increases the maximum penalty for knowingly making a false statement to the police about a missing child from a year in jail to five years. MORE

Mar. 24, 2012

Op-Ed article by law enforcement expert John F Timoney argues that the killing of Florida teen Trayvon Martin was the predictable result of Florida's disastrous 2005 self-defense law, giving private citizens unfettered power and discretion to use lethal force with no accountability; urges Florida Gov Rick Scott to reject and repeal such misguided legislation. MORE

Jan. 29, 2012

Florida Gov Rick Scott, bedrock conservative and workaholic who approaches the job as the corporate chieftain he once was, is trying to soften his image in an effort to better connect with voters. MORE

Dec. 16, 2011

Florida Gov Rick Scott calls for Florida A&M University president James H Ammons to be suspended until the completion of a criminal investigation into the death of marching band member Robert Champion, who collapsed in November, possibly after a hazing-related beating. MORE

Dec. 8, 2011

Florida Gov Rick Scott, struggling to regain political traction, presents his 2012 budget plan, proposing $1 billion in new money for Florida schools despite yawning budget deficit; plan reverses his initial stance on government spending when he took office. MORE

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Highlights From the Archives

Many of the newly elected Republican governors have said they want to run their states like a business. But few have been as brash and bold in corporate life as Rick Scott, Florida’s new chief executive.

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July 29, 2015, Wednesday

An investigation ordered by the Florida governor into a young mother's 2010 shooting death after local police were accused of mishandling her case concluded Wednesday that there is not enough evidence to justify murder charges, authorities said.

July 29, 2015, Wednesday

Under fire for its role in providing fetal tissue for research, Planned Parenthood asked the government's top health scientists Wednesday to convene a panel of independent experts to study the issues surrounding the little-known branch of medicine.

July 21, 2015, Tuesday

The governors of Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Indiana on Saturday ordered National Guard members at offices and other facilities to be armed in the wake of attacks that left five servicemen dead in Tennessee.

The governors of Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Indiana on Saturday ordered National Guard members at offices and other facilities to be armed in the wake of attacks that left five servicemen dead in Tennessee.

July 18, 2015, Saturday

Governors in at least a half-dozen states ordered National Guardsmen to be armed in the wake of an attack on two military facilities in Tennessee, and Florida Gov. Rick Scott went a step further Saturday by immediately relocated recruiters to...

July 18, 2015, Saturday

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